The Patriots don’t look like world-beaters anymore, but WCVB still does.
WCVB Boston sports reporter Josh Brogadir has added anchor duties to his role as part of the SportsCenter 5 team. The announcement was made by WCVB President & General Manager Kyle I. Grimes […]
Northeastern Fellows Poised For ‘Most Ambitious’ Crack At Reinventing TV News
Northeastern University’s Reinventing Local TV News Project will place fellows at three major-market stations — WCBS New York, WCVB Boston and WLS Chicago — for a year-long effort to build radically new models for digital news storytelling.
The current GM of the group’s WCVB Boston adds oversight of all Hearst stations in the region.
Hearst’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston and the NAACP announced that WCVB has been named the exclusive local broadcast partner of this summer’s 114th NAACP National Convention. The convention takes place in Boston […]
The longtime Hearst executive moves from WGAL Lancaster, Pa., to head broadcast engineering and operations at the company’s Boston ABC affiliate.
Exclusives
Jennifer Peñate will join Hearst Television ABC affiliate WCVB Boston as weekend evening anchor and general assignment reporter beginning June 28. The announcement was made today by WCVB President & […]
Hearst ABC affiliate WCVB Boston, presented a series of grants totaling more than $260,000 to five nonprofit organizations through its Fifty Years Fund which was facilitated by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay. […]
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston is adding Emmy-winning journalist Brittany Johnson to its investigative unit, 5 Investigates, beginning June 12. She will join investigative reporters Karen Anderson and Mike Beaudet. A […]
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston has hired Angel Salcedo as a sports reporter beginning Monday, June 5. He joins WCVB’s lead sports anchor Duke Castiglione and sports reporters Josh Brogadir […]
Bob Halloran, WCVB Boston’s longtime, award-winning sports anchor/reporter, has announced his plan to retire from the SportsCenter 5 team effective Wednesday, May 31. Halloran’s career spans 38 years in journalism […]
WUNI, WCVB, WFXT, WGBH, WBZ and WBTS are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology.
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston has appointed Kimberlea “Kimmy” Bingham managing editor of WCVB Channel its award-winning Chronicle newsmagazine (Monday-Friday, 7:30-8 p.m.), effective Monday, Sept. 19. Kyle I. Grimes, WCVB president […]
David Williams will join Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston as meteorologist for its weekend evening newscasts. He joins NewsCenter 5 weekend evening anchors Nathalie Pozo and Shaun Chaiyabhat beginning […]
The Hearst Boston ABC affiliate also promotes Mike Wankum from weekends to weeknight meteorologist. The moves follow the retirement of Harvey Leonard.
WCVB And ESPN To Offer 2023 Boston Marathon
Harvey Leonard, the longtime, chief meteorologist at Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston, has announced his plan to retire from the helm of StormTeam 5 effective May 25. However, he […]
WCVB Special Covers Legalized Marijuana Issues
Frank Avruch, a legendary Boston broadcaster and performer for more than 40 years on WCVB Boston, died March 20 at his home in Boston. He was 89. “Frank Avruch was one […]
WCVB Airing Boston’s Tree-Lighting Concert
Greg Turner Heads Engineering At WCVB
The long-time Hearst executive to oversee broadcast engineering and operations at its Boston ABC affiliate.
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 9) today promoted anchors Emily Riemer and Antoinette Antonio. Their new anchor assignments are effective Monday, Feb. 27. Riemer will co-anchor NewsCenter 5 at 4 PM with Ed […]
WCVB Year-Ender Highlights Its News Coverage
Paige Harrison New WCVB News Director
The long-time Hearst executive to head all news operations at its Boston ABC affiliate, succeeding Andrew Vrees.
WCVB’s New, Expanded News Assignments
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 9) today named new and expanded anchor/reporter assignments beginning Monday, Nov. 28: Emily Riemer has been named medical reporter for NewsCenter 5 and will continue […]
Kelly Ann Cicalese Joins WCVB’S StormTeam 5
Hearst Television has hired Kelly Ann Cicalese as a meteorologist at its ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 8) for the weekend morning EyeOpener newscasts beginning Oct. 22. Cicalese comes to […]
Nichole Berlie leaving KSDK For WCVB
WCVB’s Focus Today? Race Relations In Boston
WCVB Takes Home Six Emmy Awards
Local WCVB Show Beats ‘Jeopardy’ In May
WCVB Wins Two Regional Murrow Awards
WCVB Reporter Jack Harper to Retire After 34 Years
Maria Stephanos Joins WCVB As Evening Anchor
Maria Stephanos joins Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 8) as evening anchor beginning Thursday, Feb. 4. A Massachusetts native with more than 25 years of journalism experience as an […]
